Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909
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Males. | Females. | Persons. |
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Means at 9 a.m. | Extreme Temperatures. | Rain. | Sunshine. | ||||||||||||
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Barometer reduced to sea level | Thermometer. | Shade. | Max. in Sun. F.° | Min. on Grass. F.° | Depth of, Inches. | No. of Days. | Number of Hours. | Number of Days. | |||||||
Dry Bulb. F.° | Wet Bulb. F.° | Maximum. F.° | Minimum. F.° | ||||||||||||
H. | M. |
All Births. | Illegitimate Births. | |||||||
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Corrected Totals. | Birth Rates. | Corrected Totals. | Percentage of all Births. | |||||
Per 1,000 persons. | Per 1,000 females, aged 15-45 years. | |||||||
1909. | 1909. | 1908. | 1909. | 1908. | 1909. | 1909. | 1908. |
Births Registered.1 | Birth.Rates. | ||||
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Per 1,000 persons. | Per 1,000 females, 15-45 years. | ||||
1909. | 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. |
Smallpox. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas | Fevers, | Totals. | ||||
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Scarlet. | Enteric. (Typhoid) | Continued. | Puerperal |
Disease. | Paddington. | London. | Kensington. | Westminster. | Maryle-bone. | Hamp-stead. | Willesden. | ||||||||
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1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 | 1909 | Mean 1904-8 |
Ages. (Years.) | Smallpox. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Fevers, | ||||||||||
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Scarlet. | Enteric. | Continued. | Puerperal. F. | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Disease. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | West-bourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | ||
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West. | East. |
Quarters. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Quarters. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Deaths, All causes, all ages. 1909. | Mortality Rates.* | |||||||||
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1909. | 1904-08. | |||||||||
Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
Sex. | Age. | Period. | Borough. | Wards, | |||||||
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Queen's Park. | Harrow Rd. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate | Hyde Park. | |||||
West. | East. |
District. | Period. | All Causes | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever | Diarrhceal Dis. | Phthisis. | Other Tub. Dis. | Cancer. | Infantile Mortality† |
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District | Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate, 1909. | Excess ( + ) Defect (— ) | Mean Corrected Rate, 1904-08. | Increase ( + ) Decrease(—) |
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No. of | 1909 | . 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. |
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Borough. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West. | East. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Ward. | Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup). | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever (including Continued Fever.) | |||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | Total Reported. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. |
Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | ||||
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1909. | Mean. 1901-08. | 1909. | Mean. 1904-08. | 1909. | Mean. 1904-08. |
No. of Notifications. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. |
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Cases | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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District. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | ||||||
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Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate. | Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate. | Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate. | ||||
1909. | Mean. 1904-08. | 1909. | Mean. 1904-08. | 1909. | Mean. 1904-08. |
District. | Year. | Puerperal Fever. | Mortality per 1,000. | ||||||
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Puerperal Fever. | Accidents & Diseases of Parturition. | Total in Childbed. | |||||||
Morbidity per 100 Births. | Fatality per 100 Cases. | Births. | Women, Aged 15-45 yrs. | Births. | Women, Aged 15-45 yrs. | Births. | Women, Aged 15-45 yrs. |
Site of Disease. | Deaths. | Mortality Rates. | |||||||
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1909. | 1909. | 1904-08. | |||||||
Males. | Females. | Persons. | M. | F. | P. | M. | F. | P. |
Phthisis. | Other Tuberculous Diseases. | ||||||
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Deaths, 1909. | Mortality. | Deaths, 1909. | Mortality. | ||||
1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. |
Locality. | Persons per acre (1901). | Percentage of total population (Census 1901). | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Cancer. | ||||||
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"Overcrowded." | Living in homes of less than 5 rooms. | Standard Rate. | Fully Corrected Rate. | Standard Rate. | Fully Corrected Rate. | |||||
1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. |
Ages | 0— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Ages | 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— |
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Sex. | Age. | Date of reception. | Consumptive on reception. | Date of diagnosis. | Date of death. |
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Sex. | Age. | Stay in home. | History of duration of disease. |
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Year of First Report. | During 1909. | Survivors, 1Q10. | |||||||||
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Living at end of 1908. | Old cases re-entered (Informal Reports). | Reported to have recovered. Arrested. | Lost sight of by removal. | Original diagnosis not verified. Errors. | Died—cause of death, pulmonary consumption. | Living at end of 1909. | Medically certified. "Definite." | Not medically certified. "Suspects." | Attending Dispensary. | ||
Survivors. | Survivors. | "Definite.'' | "Suspect." |
Dispensary. | Poor Law. | Other Medical Sources. | Lay Reports. | Totals. | ||
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"Definite." (D) | "Suspect." (S) |
Ages (years). | All ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Males. | Females | Persons | ||||||||||||||
m | f | M | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f |
Occupations. | Survivors 1908. | Dispensary | Poor Law. | Other Medical. | Lay Reports. | Totals. | Died | Removed, &c. | Survivors, 1909. | |||||||||||||
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"Definite" | "Suspect" | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Definite" | "Suspect" | |||||||||||||||||||||
(173) | (206) | (241) | (118) | (19) | (44) | (801). | (84). | (60). | (313). | (344.) | ||||||||||||
Indoor | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. |
Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate | Hyde Park. | ||
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West. | East |
Ages: | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- |
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Seat of Disease. | Carcinoma. | Cancer. | Epithelioma. | Scirrhus. | Sarcoma | Malignant Disease. | Other Forms. | All Forms. | |||||||||
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m. | f. | m. | f. | M. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | M. | f. |
1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. |
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1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. |
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0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 13— | 15— | |||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | f. | m. | F. | M. | f. |
Locality. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | Mean 1904-08. |
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Locality. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | ||||
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Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate. | Standard Rate. | Corrected Rate. | |||
1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. |
Locality. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | ||
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1909. | 1904-8. | 1909. | 1904-08. |
0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 13— | 15— | |||||||||
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m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. |
Locality. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | Mean Fatalitv, 1904-08. |
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Locality. | Epidemic Influenza. | Respiratory Diseases. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Suicide. | |||||
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1909. | 1904-8. | 1909. | 1904-8. | 1909. | 1904-8. | 1909. | 1904-8 | 1909. | 1904-8. |
Locality. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | |||||||||||||
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1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. |
Locality. | Total Births. 1905.-09 Corrected. | Total Deaths. 1905-09 Corrected. | Mean Mortality. | Index Numbers. | |||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | P. | M. | F. | P. |
Cause of Death. | Days. | Weeks. | Months | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 6— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 1—2 | Males. | Females | Persons | ||||||||||||
m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | F. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. |
Ward. | Special Areas.— Insulæ. | 1909. | Infantile Mortality. | |||||
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Births. | Deaths, 0—1. | 1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. |
Cause of Death. | No. of Deaths. | Mortality. | ||
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Combined Insulœ | Rest of Borough. | Combined Insulœ. | Rest of Borough. |
Combined Insulœ. | Rest of Borough. | Whole Borough. | ||||
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1909. | 1908. | 1909. | 1908. | 1909. | 1908. |
No. of Case | Initials. | Sex. | Age. Yr. | Dates of | No. of Case | Initials. | Sex. | Age. Yr. | Dates of | ||
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Onset. | Recovery(R) Death (D) | Onset. | Recovery(R) Death (D) |
No. of Case | Initials. | Sex. | Age. Yr. | Date of Onset. | Notes of attacks not reported. |
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Methods of Feeding. | Months. | Years. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 3— | 6- | 9- | 0— | 1— | 2- | 3— | |||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age at first visit. | At the Breast. | Entirely by Hand. | Mixed. | Totals. |
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Diseases. | Breast. | 1908 Artificial. | Mixed. | Breast. | 1909 Artificial. | Mixed. |
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Cause of Death. | Ages (Years). | |||||||
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1— | 2— | 3— | 4—5 | |||||
1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1904-08. | 1909. | 1905-08. |
Ages. | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3-4 | ||||
1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1908 | 1909 | 1909 |
1909. | 1904-08. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
1909 | 1904-08 | 1909 | 1904-08 |
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Inspection of Dwelling Houses. | Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses. | To Regulate Keeping of Animals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drainage, &c. | Water Supply. | Dust Receptacles. | Miscellaneous. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarters. | No. of Complaints received. | "House-to-House." | On Complaint or after Illness. | Cellar Dwellings. | Re-inspection of all kinds. | Entire Reconstruction. | Drains Relaid, Trapped, or Ventilated. | Waste Pipes Disconnected. | Rain-water Pipes Disconnected. | W.C's., New Provided, Repaired, &c. | Soil Pipes Ventilated. | Services Separated. | Supplies Reinstated. | Cisterns, New, Provided. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, &c. | Cistern Overflows Disconnected. | New, Provided. | Repaired, &c. | Drains Cleared, Flushed, &c. | Houses or Rooms Cleansed, Whitewashed, &c. | Cases of Overcrowding Abated. | Cellar Dwellings Closed. | Yards and Areas Paved and Drained. | Manure Receptacles Reconstructed, &c. | Accumulations Removed. | Improperly-kept Removed. |
Notified Diseases. | Non-notified Diseases. | ||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | Chicken Pox. | Whooping Cough. | |||||
p.a. | p.n.a. | n.r. | p.a. | p.n.a. | n.r. |
School. | Class-room. | Closure. | Disease. | |
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Date of. | Duration of. |
School. | Class-room. | Exclusion. | Disease. | |
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Date of. | Duration of. |
School. | Class-room. | Exclusion. | Disease. | ||
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Date of. | Duration of. |
1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 |
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Address. | Business. | Chimney Shaft of |
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1909. | 1908. |
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1902. | 1904. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. |
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Rooms to Tenement. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P | T | P/10 | 10/P |
Tenements of— | Total. | Occupants. | Average persons per room. | |
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Houses registered 1908. | Borough Census 1901. |
1909. | 1908. |
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Disease. | Registered Streets. | Rest of Borough. | ||
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1908. | 1909. | 1908. | 1909. |
"Clarendon Street Area" | Rest of Borough. |
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Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Health Cases. | Adulteration Cases. | |||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
1909. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906 | 1905. | 1904. |
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Under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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Section 4. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Metropolis Management Act, 1855. | ||||||
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By-laws pursuant to Section 202. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d |
Fines. | Costs. | ||||||
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£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
Year. 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2 | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 9 | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in the District. 10 | Deaths of Residents registered beyond the District. 11 | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. 3 | Rate* 4 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6 | Number. 7 | Rate.* 8 | Number. 12 | Rate.* 13 |
Year. | Borough. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | |||
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West. | East. |
Cause of Death. | Age at Death. | All Ages. | |||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 5— | 15- | 25— | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons. | |||
1909 | 1908 | 1907 |
Cause of Death. | Queen's Park. | Harrow Road. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate, | Hyde Park. | |
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West. | East. |
Year. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. |
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Causes of Death. | Local Institutions. | Deaths of Residents recorded beyond the Borough. | ||||||||||
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Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Children's Hospital. | Lock Hospital, | Home of Compassion. | Nursing Homes. | Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board. | Special and General Hospitals. | Lunatic Asylums. | Poor Law Institutions. | Elsewhere. |
Groups. | Weeks. | Months. | Totals, under One Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 2— | 3- | 0- | 1— | 2- | 3— | 4— | 5— | 6— | 7— | 8— | 9— | 10— | 11— | 1909 | 1904-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | nl. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. |
Premises. | Number of | ||||||||||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. |
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Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||
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Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecution (Section) 109, 110. | |||
Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. |
Class. | Number. |
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